The wind gently tugging,
At the tips of my hair
My eyes closed
Tears stream down my face
Like a salty waterfall
Winding its way down a smooth surface
Without you here
I’m huddled in a ball
Trying to keep warm
And protect myself
From the harshness of the world
When you left you told me,
That you were sorry it had to end like this
I didn’t think back then
That you really meant we were through.
Thinking it all a joke
I stood on my toes and wrapped my arms
Around your neck,
Pulling you in for a gentle kiss
But you pulled away
And stood there and stared at me
That was when I realized
You were not fooling around
The shine and warmth had left
You’re screaming silver eyes
You backed up
And whispered goodbye
I couldn’t move
I couldn’t speak
You had been everything to me
My safe place
Standing there alone
My heart,
Just another,
Broken in the sand
Now here I am
Hurt and lost and alone
Without you I am nothing
My life is now in shambles
You never told me why
You left me in this way
You never explained
Why you had to go
I’ll never understand
The last words you uttered
To my unsteady soul
“I’ll always love you,
I will never forget,
The fun times we’ve had
You are my everything,
But I have to go.”
If I was your everything
You would still be here
If you loved me
You wouldn’t have left
When you remember
I hope you remember
The pain in my eyes
My voice a whisper
Begging you to stay
When you find another girl
I hope she does the same to you
Blinking the tears
And drying my eyes
I look out on the now setting sun
The sky pink and purple and orange
I think of you
And I stop breathing.
How can I go on?
I stand and slowly
Wade into the sea
Sitting in the salty water
And leaning back
Wondering who will find me
When I am washed along the shore
My hand groping the floor
I locate a rock
And with my last bit of energy
Ram it against my head
Everything blacks out.
I wake up later
Lying in a bed I’ve never seen
A machine helping me breathe
I open my eyes
It didn’t work…..
I’m still here
And you’re still gone
A woman walks in
And sees me awake
She begins to ask me
A series of questions
Why won’t she go?
I need to be alone
Closing my eyes
I groan.
Everything hurts
I fall back into slumber
When I arise
From my world of dreams
There you are
Your face white,
Your eyes closed,
Your hand wrapped around mine
I’ve missed you so
You look up
Your eyes full of relief and pain
A long warm, heartfelt sigh
Escapes from the lips
I long to kiss
“Why?”
You whisper in my ear
And I break out sobbing
Tears stream down your face
As you look at me
A broken mess
In front of you
“You left”
I whisper back
Unable to look
At your face
Closing my eyes
I continue to weep
After a few minutes
I feel your warm lips
Pressing softly against mine
“I love you”
You say to me
Holding my head in your hands
I hope this is a new beginning
I hope you stay,
I hope that you,
Can help my heart
Not be
Just another one
Broken in the sand.
